Oakfields Primary School, Horsham
Leith View Road, Horsham, RH12 4ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Cox
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 125836
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403261822
About this school
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham is a community primary school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakfields Primary School, Horsham, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 41 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 54% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 66% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 71% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 61% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oakfields Primary School, Horsham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakfields Primary School, Horsham compares
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham ranked 183rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 7.6% | 25.8% | 222 | — |
| Leechpool Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 409 | 0.2 miles |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham | 83% | 5.1% | 12.6% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham | 77% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 196 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingslea Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 428 | 0.7 miles |
| North Heath Community Primary School | 68% | 4% | 8.8% | 373 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 4 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report31 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.75%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.58%
- Persistent absence
- 16.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leechpool Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham0.4 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham0.6 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Kingslea Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
North Heath Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Horsham
Other schools in Horsham
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham ranks 25th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Horsham.
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Primary
- Arunside School, Horsham Primary
- Barns Green Primary School Primary
- Castlewood Primary School Primary
- Colgate Primary School Primary
- Greenway Junior School Primary
- Heron Way Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding Primary
- Jolesfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School Primary
- Kingslea Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakfields Primary School, Horsham teach?
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakfields Primary School, Horsham?
- The headteacher of Oakfields Primary School, Horsham is Mrs Samantha Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakfields Primary School, Horsham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakfields Primary School, Horsham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oakfields Primary School, Horsham?
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oakfields Primary School, Horsham full?
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham has capacity for 210 pupils and 222 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakfields Primary School, Horsham a faith school?
- No. Oakfields Primary School, Horsham has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakfields Primary School, Horsham have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakfields Primary School, Horsham as having no nursery classes.
- How have Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakfields Primary School, Horsham compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham ranked 183rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's absence rate?
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.